Belching up toads, paper dresses, beheadings and murder, this story has them all. I love this Grimm fairytale from the Philip Pullman collection, and I hope you do too? This is the last episode in Season Three, so please write me a review and remember, storytelling is thirsty work! https://ko-fi.com/voxchops…

An old man in velvet pantaloons is befriended by a little boy with a toy soldier, however the soldier is NOT happy about this, has a tantrum and finds himself lost in the cracks and buried in an open grave, only to be found years later.Av Hans Christian Anderson

Reynard the Fox is a bit tricky and tricks his wife that he's dead to see if she'll marry again ... never a good plan.Av Julia Norton - Singer & Storyteller

Childhood sweethearts Tamlane and Janet were all set until he 'disappeared' before their wedding day. He was off with the fairies (that's what you get for riding your horse 'widershins' around the hill), but it's OK, because she rescues him, by knocking him off his horse and holding on really tight while he changes into lots of things, then she chu…

A very clever and vengeful sparrow gets his own back after his buddy the dog comes a cropper. Many things get chopped with an axe by accident and many other things get pecked out ... corks and eyes mostly. The moral? Please feed your dogs yummy things ... and don't underestimate a sparrow!Av Julia Norton - singer - actor - storyteller

A very short story about a boy called Jack, a bone bread eating giant and his favourite dog ... shame about the dog.Av Julia Norton - singer, actor, storyteller.

A 'lucky' boy escapes death is helped by two old ladies (because he was so polite and good looking) is very courageous ... and also a bit of a know it all.Av Julia Norton

So there's a narcissistic cannibalistic witch Queen, a Prince who thinks it would be cool to have a pretty dead girl in a glass coffin for a trophy and 7 little people who, while kind at heart, should get an education on domestic labor stereotypes. Nothing to see here.Av Julia Norton-actor-singer-storyteller

Youngest son rides fox, gets girl and gold.Av Julia Norton storyteller-singer-actor

Independently wealthy senior citizen robbed by teen and locked in oven. Harsh.Av Julia Norton - Actor, Singer, Storyteller.

When the moon gets curious and snagged on a branch and then dragged into the bog by witches and bogles ... yeah that.Av Julia Norton - singer - actor - storyteller

Chanticleer a canny rooster and his wife Partlet, have adventures, that usually involve nuts, carts, deceit, slavery, violence, cannibalism and death. I also have no idea what Mr. Korbes did to deserve that. Do you?Av Julia Norton actor, singer & storyteller

Welcome to the first episode of Season Three! Mom, needs a nap, hero can't stop snacking and a bewitched Princess can't stop spinning around and around her glass mountain... hmmm sound familiar?Av Julia Norton - Singer/Actor/Coach

Less frog kissing and more frog splatting really and then at the end a weirdly obsessed servant has been to the blacksmiths...Av Julia Norton - Singer, Actor, Voice Coach

Come on, who can resist a story about a half boy, half hedgehog, who rides a cockerel and plays the bagpipes? Credit must be given to my husband, son and his friend for providing pig noises in this episode and to 'FreeSound' and 'digifishmusic', 'Inchadney' and 'luis-audp' for their various piping recordings. xox…

A not very dark or twisty episode this week, but a favorite of mine since childhood. The darkness I suppose lies in the fact that all these animals were going to get starved, drowned or decapitated because they had been deemed to old to be useful. I love the fact that they decide to start a band in their golden years...they're not the first and the…

Like the earlier story I read Binnorie from the British Isles, this story also has a magical singing bone involved which identifies it's killer. Who could it be I wonder? I improvised a little tune for the poem in the story, one of my favorite things to do. It feels appropriately dark and plaintive. Enjoy!…

When a little girl is just not satisfied unless she has the stars in the sky to play with...what could possibly go wrong?Av Julia Norton - Actor, Singer, Voice Coach

Playing with fairies and fires...hmm that sounds like a plan. From Joseph Jacobs 'English Fairy Tales' The song at the end is called 'Fairy Frolic' from my album 'Lullaby Island' which you can download on amazon or itunes or here https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/nortonjulia My Own Self In a tiny house in the North Countrie, far away from any town or vil…

Who are you going to believe? Me, or your own lyin' eyes?Av Julia Norton - Singer, teacher, actor.

This Grimm's tale again has little to recommend it from a feminist standpoint, so I won't. However I think it's my third story in a row where I get to use my beheading sound effect and the first time I've added a dash of Bossa Nova as well as a celtic folk song snippet! Happy Halloween you lovely creepy people! If you like this podcast, pretty plea…

Whether it's a telltale blue beard, horns, webbed hands or whatever...listen to your intuition. Sometimes there's more to a rave in the countryside than meets the eye.Av Julia Norton - actor, singer, storyteller

This classic Hans Christian Anderson Folk Tale is certainly darker than I remember. What's with all the stealing the sleeping princess? Not to mention feeding her family to the dogs...enjoy.Av Julia Norton - Singer - Actor - Coach

Season Two begins with some pretty harsh treatment of horses and self inflicted punishments. Not for the squeamish! Or kids...definitely not for kids.Av Julia Norton - Singer, Actor, Coach

The second season of Dark and Twisty Tales is releasing at midnight in California! Be there or miss out! lol. Thank you SO much for listening and tolerating my madness. xoxoAv Julia Norton - singer, actor, coach.